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By Natasha Anderson<\/p>\n

The Blue Ridge Orchestra (BRO) ends its six-concert season with Symphonic Reflections, a contemplative and diverse program designed and conducted by Milton Crotts. The performance takes place Sunday, May 29, at 3 p.m. in Lipinsky Auditorium at UNC Asheville.<\/p>\n

\"\"\u201cSymphonic Reflections is a tribute to our ability to perform a full season again and to reflect on what was so easily taken for granted: the simple pleasure of performing and listening to live music,\u201d says BRO president Deb Kenney. \u201cWe also rejoice in opening our souls to the healing power of music, overcoming the negative effects of a continuing pandemic, military conflicts and millions of displaced refugees.\u201d<\/p>\n

The afternoon begins with Edward Elgar\u2019s Introduction and Allegro for String Quartet and String Orchestra. Following Elgar\u2019s elegant mood shifts is Gustav Mahler\u2019s intimate Adagietto and Jessie Montgomery\u2019s provocative melodies in Strum.<\/p>\n

\u201cJessie Montgomery is an exciting and talented composer, who, in her own words, feels honored to bring her voice (that of a young Black female composer) into the conversation of classical music,\u201d says Kenney. \u201cStrum is a delightful example of her work, which weaves together sounds of American folk music with rhythmic passages that inspire one to dance.\u201d<\/p>\n

After Montgomery\u2019s joyful piece, the program then builds emotionally as the full orchestra performs Bedrich Smetana\u2019s poetic homage to the mighty Vltava River, The Moldau, followed by the impassioned final movements of Tchaikovsky\u2019s 6th Symphony, Path\u00e9tique.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur expressed sentiment for this program\u2014life evolves; musical expression endures\u2014is clearly illustrated in Smetana\u2019s The Moldau,\u201d says Kenney. \u201cWe look forward to sharing our performance with our audience, and reminding all of the beauty and importance of music in our lives.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lipinsky Auditorium is located in Lipinsky Hall at 300 Library Lane, Asheville. Tickets are $15 general admission, $10 for members and $5 for students. Learn more or purchase tickets at BlueRidgeOrchestra.org<\/a> or by calling 828.782.3354. Follow the orchestra on Facebook and Instagram @BlueRidgeOrchestra.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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